Jerpoint Abbey, a ruined Cistercian abbey, founded in the 12th century, near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Jerpoint Abbey, a ruined Cistercian abbey, founded in the second half of the 12th century, near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It was constructed by in 1180, by Donchadh Ó Donnchadha Mac Giolla Phátraic, the King of Osraige and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. The present ruins are very extensive and display some specimens of the later Norman passing into the early English style of architecture. Jerpoint is also notable for its stone carvings, including one at the tomb of Felix O'Dulany, Bishop of the Diocese of Ossory. The abbey flourished until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by the English king Henry VIII.
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Location: Jerpoint Abbey, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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